The Wham Bam Bowie Band has quickly found popularity playing music made famous by David Bowie. This fall, the band made a tour of the Northeast including shows in New York and Philadelphia.

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Say this for Asheville guitarist Mark Casson: he's not afraid of some hard work if it involves rock 'n' roll.

This weekend, Casson will open for himself when his Brit pop band The Cheeksters (playing original material) will join with the Wham Bam Bowie Band (doing David Bowie covers) Dec. 28 at the Grey Eagle Music Hall.

"It's the first time we've played together," said Casson. "It's been a while since the Cheeksters played out. We had the venue booked for the Bowie band and thought it would be a good fit to showcase both sides of my personality." ...